Good post...i wouldn't call mma fighters clowns it just happens to be a sport i don't like and cant get into....i don't like the recent competetion between the two, since i don't see the simalarities, just like some like football some like baseball some like both etc.....i can dislike the sport without disrespecting it...as for me the story behind mma which was interestng and mentioned above in this post is much more exciting then the actual sport...im my opinion and mine only i just find it to be full of horrible boxing and or two opponets laying around on each other...the quick stoppages and one lucky punch factor (as was seen in the liddel jackson fight this past weekend) is just some of the turn-offs for me. All the background this guy has was nulled by one punch anyhow i'm very open minded to any sport especially one that hard so as mentioned before i'm actually going to an event in july with tito ortiz to get a real feel for the sport...but at this point i can see where people prefer the skill of boxing over what seems to be regulated bar fighting and self defense moves that require ligaments torn and people choked etc...